Emergency services
Newcastle Knights great Tony Butterfield lucky to be alive after cardiac arrest
After completing a charity match, Butterfield said he "started feeling weird" before collapsing in the change rooms and requiring urgent CPR.
- by Robert Dillon
Latest
Eight injured in two-car crash on Barton Highway
A female passenger was taken to Canberra Hospital with leg injuries in a serious but stable condition.
- by Andrew Brown
Sydney emergency
Teenager in critical condition after water-skiing accident at Kyeemagh
Four ambulance crews and a helicopter were called to a boat ramp in Sydney's south just before noon on Saturday.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Healthcare
Queensland denies mismanagement as public hospitals hit capacity
The Queensland Government denies hospitals in south-east Queensland are in crisis as it work to clear a full capacity backlog in emergency departments.
- by Stuart Layt and Felicity Caldwell
Canberra
Court orders ACT government to hand over firefighters' pay records
The government must hand over the records to the United Firefighters Union, which suspects underpayments to firefighters totalling more than $1 million.
- by Blake Foden
Healthcare
South-east Queensland hospital system stretched to capacity
South-east Queensland residents urged not to go to hospital unless absolutely necessary, with all hospital emergency departments in the region at capacity.
- by Stuart Layt
Updated
Firefighters 'swinging in the wind' as they secured sign on 45th floor
Firefighters have successfully removed a damaged Telstra sign in the middle of the city, after it was damaged due to strong winds.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Canberra
Memory expert urges police to appeal to public as early as possible
ACT Policing regularly calls for witnesses or information several months after the incident under investigation took place.
- by Blake Foden
Emergency services
'Dangerous' cyclones to soak and batter Australia's north
Twin severe tropical cyclones will hammer northern Australia over the weekend, smashing ecosystems and potentially leaving a hefty repair bill from damaging winds, storm surges and flooding.
- by Peter Hannam
Exclusion zone revoked after fears of unstable Suncorp Bank building
The exclusion zone was revoked two days after reports of a piece of concrete on the building's facade slipped several centimetres.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Emergency services
'Triple whammy' expected from twin cyclones as evacuations increase
Winds from Cyclone Trevor are forecast to reach 275km/h while gusts of up to 320 km/h are tipped for Cyclone Veronica.
- by Peter Hannam